"The United States ranked 17th in the report, trailing the United Arab Emirates, Panama and Mexico. "

Shiatty economy/job market, constant reports coming out that your government spies on all citizens, country slowly changing into something not so great. Hard to be positive about the direction the U.S. is moving towards.

ds_4815:I_Am_Weasel: How the hell can a country who's leader hugs kittens and wears sweater vests be 6th!?

Rush hour in Toronto, i.e. "How to learn insults in six languages in one evening", probably skews the results a fair bit.

And then there's Montreal, where they wrap their bumpers in barbed wire and aim for the elderly. Mind you the slow, hazy drift that is Vancouver rush hour may have balanced things a little better if not for all the Chinese drivers.